StarBrand

I just click the media button and insert the youtube watch link. ....ok it used to work......

Remove the items from your list.

This. I don't care if I walked away because the fresh bread at the bakery down the street smelled so good. I looked and it ended and I Didn't Not Find the cache. I'd log a DNF in every circumstance cited by the OP. Why not.

I'll wait for a few minutes to see if folks will move away and/or try to asses if they are any threat to the cache - then I'll decide to leave or go for it. But do not try and be stealthy about it. That just attracts more undue attention. Instead be bold. Be proud of what you are doing - act as though you are doing nothing wrong (mostly because you aren't!!). Act as though it is your job to find that cache, a job you are very good at and proud to do. Find it. Sign it. Put it back and move on. Carry a clipboard and look professional - you'll blend into the background.

I'm not sure I'm reading this correctly... If I am, that already exists now. Right above the map on the top right of the cache page (and close enough to "Log Your Visit" to notice) and reads "You logged this as Found on xx/xx/xxxx". I meant at the point you are submitting a new find log.

Here is the help center article about log deletion: http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=204 Pay close attention to the last paragraph.

Please help move those trackables along - just post a 'note' for visits 2 and beyond.

For various reasons debated too many times to count - I know this will not be implemented as an absolute 'rule' - however, a friendly reminder notice that "you previously logged a find on this cache on xxx date" would be welcomed.

Why isn't the cache where my GPS says it should be? The general accuracy of most handheld GPS devices is around 15 to 25 feet. Remember though you have might have to add your potential error to any error the cache owner had when placing the cache. That means you could easily find yourself looking for a cache up to 50 feet from where your unit says ground zero is. Most of the time you will find them within 20 feet or less but do be prepared to widen your search. Put the GPS away when you are within 20 feet or so and start looking for likely hiding spots. Back off and re-approach the area if necessary to verify you are looking in the right spot. Forget Stealth: I advise you to not try and be stealthy. That just attracts more undue attention. Instead be bold. Be proud of what you are doing - act as though you are doing nothing wrong (mostly because you aren't!!). Act as though it is your job to find that cache, a job you are very good at and proud to do. Find it. Sign it. Put it back and move on. Carry a clipboard and look professional - you'll blend into the background. Tips for finding Caches: Here are some general hints: Look for caches with a difficulty of 2 or less for your fist few caches. Stick with regular sized caches for your first few. Micros can be quite hard to find sometimes. Stick to areas you are familiar with. Look for anything out of place or unusual. Look for unusual piles of sticks, grass, leaves, rocks, sand, etc. Feel where you cannot look. Think vertical, not all caches are on the ground. Look up or at eye level. Look for traces of previous searches to zero in on the spot. Think like the hider - where would you put a container in this location? Look for things too new, too old, too perfect, not like the others, too many, too few. Change your perspective - a shift in lighting can sometimes reveal a cache. Keep in mind that many micros are magnetic or attached to something (via string, wire etc). Slowly expand your search area to about 40 feet from where your GPS says ground zero is. Bring garden gloves and a flashlight - they help! Be prepared to not find the cache more often then you think. Most of all - have fun!!

I WISH everybody would take a moment to write a few lines and the date when they sign my physical logs but if they don't - there isn't anything anybody is going to do about it.

yes Try the caches along a route feature. See this help center article: http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=53

I once took 4 identical eTrex Venture HCx units out for testing once. They almost never had the same reading at the exact same spot or moment. Made finding caches even more frustrating - proved to me that once you get within 20 feet or so - put it away and use your eyes. Another time I tested 4 different units at once (different brands). There seemed to be a slight amount of interference between 2 of them when held close together.

Here is a great PQ tutorial: http://www.markwell.us/pq.htm

Fieldnotes is the feature your looking for on the site: http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=128 Or If you just want to view them without the site - the geocache visits is just a text file you can open on your PC. In the [drive]:\garmin folder of your device.

Plug it in via USB - let it startup. The unit should appear as 1 or more drive letters [drive]:\ (depending on extra memory cards) - check each of those for a Garmin\gpx folder - in there should be the GPX file(s).

No - multifunction devices are rarely as good as stand alone dedicated unit. A good example is - Cell phone cameras/video are just bad (small lens/crappy lens/small sensors etc...) - just not complete replacements for real photo equipment.

I love photos of my caches, cache areas as long as you don't give away a unique container or style of hide.

....just looked and your public profile shows just basic member status......sorry. Probably have to wait for somebody up at HQ.

Try logging out of the forums and back in as well as logging in and out of the regular site as well. Otherwise - you'll likely have to wait for a response from the contact address.

Magellean needs to update their download program they supplied to Groundspeak.

You have to hook it up to your PC and remove the GPX file(s) that originally contained the cache information to delete them. Only way. It is good to refresh your cache data frequently anyway.

If it is one of my caches, I assume it was some kind of logging error and send a polite email to see if they can offer some explanation. If not and adequate response, I'll delete the log. Happened no more than 10 times in 11 years and 160 hides.

I travel prepared for short walks or long hikes... Primary items are: my staff (walking stick) Hat Pocket Knive(s) gloves (for different seasons and conditions) water/drink batteries flashlight(headlamp) rain gear (seasonal) cache supplies

Although, I've seen cachers hide a cache at or very near home to 'dip' trackables through for mileage purposes.

Makes good sense. But keep in mind that years and seasons come and go and things change around cache sites - so it might not have been there (or so obvious) when cache was placed. Possible anyway.